Charmeil | |
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Coordinates: 46°09′44″N 3°23′38″E / 46.1622°N 3.3939°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Vichy-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Vichy Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Gonzales[1] |
Area 1 | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 987 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03060 /03110 |
Elevation | 243–311 m (797–1,020 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Charmeil (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁmɛj]; Occitan: Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Vichy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Vendat, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Bellerive-sur-Allier.
A weather station is located on the site of the airport, elevation: 249 metres (817 ft).
List of successive mayors:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 306 | — |
1975 | 363 | +2.47% |
1982 | 562 | +6.44% |
1990 | 564 | +0.04% |
1999 | 609 | +0.86% |
2009 | 723 | +1.73% |
2014 | 856 | +3.43% |
2020 | 1,039 | +3.28% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, and local merchants.